SetMaterial via UStaticMesh vs UStaticMeshComponent

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I am working with material runtime tweaking and noticed that one can SetMaterial() via UStaticMesh or via UStaticMeshComponent.

I would like to know if there is any difference which one to use. I haven’t found any documentation that explains the difference.
Thanks.

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This is very important info to note. Could you post it as an answer so more people would learn the difference? Thanks.

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Hello! When you set material for UStaticMesh - then you change Asset configuration itself (common for many instances). When you do that for UStatucMeshComponent - you just override it for some specific instance and that’s all.